The Life & Times Of Pablo Escobar

the chase is on

On July 22, 1992, the Colombian government attempted to transfer Escobar to a real prison, but he escaped during a failed military raid. While on the run, Escobar used his conventional methods to kill those who were hunting him down. He eluded Los Pepes (a Spanish acronym for People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar), the Colombian Search Bloc, the United States Army's Delta Force and the Navy SEALs, as well as the CIA, FBI, DEA and the NSA.

He was untouchable for about 16 months, until the authorities traced a telephone call he made, which enabled them to track him to a house in Medellin. He telephoned a radio station to protest the treatment of his wife and kids who were attempting to leave the country.

the end of the road

On December 2, 1993, at the age of 44, Escobar was killed in a gun battle on the rooftop of one of his hideouts, while he and his bodyguards tried to escape.

Even after Escobar was dead, it did nothing to change the shipping of cocaine to the U.S. It was even suggested that his death unintentionally contributed to the formation of unions between growers, traffickers, and several other groups that continue to threaten the Colombian government to the present day.

Nicknamed "The Godfather," Pablo Escobar was a legendary billionaire and leader of the Medellin drug cartel, famous for their international cocaine trafficking. He was able to dodge a specially organized 3,000-member security team for 16 months, until he met his demise on a rooftop.

It was said that his death marked an end of an era of violence and drugs, and was considered a triumph of law over crime. Although in reality, it did little to stop the flow of cocaine to the U.S.

When Pablo Escobar was killed in December of 1993, it was said to put a stop to the killing and terror inflicted upon the people of Colombia by Escobar and his gang.

Several movies have been based on Escobar, including Blow and The True Story of Killing Pablo that aired on the History Channel, which takes a look at the controversy concerning the United States' involvement in the search for Escobar.

There is also a book called Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw written by Mark Bowden.

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